Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Major

TESOL Liberal Arts

TESOL Major - Liberal Arts: 36-38 Total Credits

Foreign Language Requirement:

Candidates must have demonstrated proficiency in language study of a single foreign language, which can occur through two years of high school study, four semesters of university study, or other equivalent means of demonstrating proficiency in foreign language study. This foundation requirement is not included in the number of credit hours needed for the major proper: the foundation requirement of two years of foreign language study is separate from the Directed Electives.

Directed Electives 12-14 cr. hrs.

This requirement can be fulfilled through a combination of language study, study abroad, and courses listed in section 5 below or through courses selected from section 5 alone. Appropriate study abroad programs would include those with whom UWRF has associations, such as The Abbey in France, The Hessen Exchange in Germany, Wisconsin in Scotland, Wisconsin in China, and University of Guadalajara in Mexico. TESOL/MODL (French, German, Spanish, for examples) double majors may fulfill the directed electives with 12 credits chosen from the MODL courses listed in section 5 below.

2.Semester Abroad Research: 0-6 cr. hrs.
A TESOL-based ENGL 378 or any department's 378, that is based in the discipline of TESOL and has an advisor or co-advisor from TESOL may be used to fulfill this requirement with prior approval. Requires department approval and may be added to a student’s DAR by program exception signed by the chair of the Department of English.

3.Semester Abroad: 0-6 cr. hrs. INTS 377
Credits earned in Semester Abroad or the International Traveling Classroom could be used to meet this requirement. Courses other than INTS 377 need to be approved prior to engaging in the experience as appropriate to the TESOL major by the chair of the Department of English and may appear in this category on the DAR by program exception form signed by the chair.

TESOL Education

TESOL Major-Education 36-38 Total Credits

Foreign Language Requirement:

Candidates must have demonstrated proficiency in language study of a single foreign language, which can occur through two years of high school study, four semesters of university study, or other equivalent means of demonstrating proficiency in foreign language study. This foundation requirement is not included in the number of credit hours needed for the major proper: the foundation requirement of two years of foreign language study is separate from the Directed Electives.

Directed Electives: 9-11 cr. hrs.

This requirement can be fulfilled through a combination of language study, study abroad, and courses listed in Section 5 below or through courses selected from Section 5 alone. Appropriate international programs would include those with whom UWRF has associations, such as Shih Hsin University in Taiwan, The Abbey in France, The Hessen Exchange in Germany, Wisconsin in Scotland, Wisconsin in China, and University of Guadalajara in Mexico. TESOL/MODL (French, German, Spanish, for examples) double majors may double count up to 12 credits of MODL language courses in this directed electives section with any combination of credits chosen from section 5 below.

Select among
1. Language Option: 0-8 cr. hrs. Select 0-8 credits from among 201, 202, 301, 302, and 401 from one of the following languages: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, or Spanish. (Students cannot double-count courses taken to satisfy the foundation language requirement above for this directed electives category.)

2.Semester Abroad Research: 0-6 cr. hrs.A TESOL-based ENGL 378 or any department's 378, that is based in the discipline of TESOL and has an advisor or co-advisor from TESOL may be used to fulfill this requirement with prior approval. Requires department approval and may be added to a student's DAR by program exception signed by the chair of the Department of English.

3.Semester Abroad: 0-6 cr. hrs.
INTS 377
Credits earned in Semester Abroad or the International Traveling Classroom could be used to meet this requirement. Courses other than INTS 377 need to be approved prior to engaging in the experience as appropriate to the TESOL major by the chair of the Department of English and may appear in this category on the DAR by program exception form signed by the chair.

General Education Requirements-Liberal Arts

B.A. and B.S. Liberal Arts Majors
As listed with the following exceptions:
Social and Behavioral: It is RECOMMENDED that TESOL majors and minors include PSYC 101 among their three social science courses.
Mathematics: It is RECOMMENDED that TESOL majors and minors take PSYC 201, Behavioral Statistics, to fulfill their mathematics requirement.